Scorebuilders Practice Exam 1: Questions With In-
Depth Solutions
Four scales of measurement Right Ans - nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
Ratio scale Right Ans - Have an absolute zero point, a score of 0 is a total
absence of property being measured
Ex. height and weight - #'s rep actual amount of attributes being measured
Ordinals scale Right Ans - Rank-ordered, operationally defined
characteristic or property, greater than or less than relationship
Common in PT
Scales of sensation, balance, manual muscle testing
Nominal scale Right Ans - Mutually exclusive categories according to some
criterion, name, number, symbol used to label
No quantitative value
Ex. gender, blood type, diagnosis
Interval scale Right Ans - Same rank-ordered as ordinal but has known
equal distances or intervals btw measurements, no true zero point
Ex. temperature (at 0 degrees something is still being measures - diff than
ratio)
Caudal glide Right Ans - Means downward/inferior
Cephalic glide Right Ans - Means upward/superior
Superior glide of patella helps with Right Ans - Extension
Repeated contraction Right Ans - Initiate movement, promote strength
Sustained contraction through ROM
,Resistance at point of weakness
Contract-relax Right Ans - Increase ROM
Pt of limitation, max contraction of antagonistic muscle w/ resistance
followed by passive relaxation into gained ROM
Rhythmic stabilization Right Ans - Increase ROM and coordinate isometric
contractions
All muscle groups around a joint
Progressive resistance
Hold-relax Right Ans - Increase ROM and coordinate isometric contractions
All muscle groups at limiting point w/in ROM
Relaxation into gained ROM
Heterotopic ossification Right Ans - Abnormal bone growth in tissue
Common post head injury
Decreased ROM, local swelling, warmth
> could change end-feel to HARD
Spasticity end-feel Right Ans - Firm, increased muscle tone
Capsular patter during functional activity w/ adhesive capsulitis Right Ans
- Combing hair - abduction, external rotation > most limited in shoulder
capsular pattern
Hemodialysis Right Ans - Artificial kidney
Removes waste, chemicals from blood
Frequency is dependent...
Common schedule for hemodialysis Right Ans - 3x week for 4 hours
Problem list is located in which section of SOAP Right Ans - Assessment
Sum sig findings from examination
Pulled FROM objective and subjective
Described in broad terms, not detailed, w/o qualifiers that would already be
noted in objective
Should be capable of influence by PT intervention
, Facilitation techniques Right Ans - Reduce effect of impairments
Promote motor recovery and improved function
Approximation Right Ans - Facilitate contraction and stability through joint
compression
Alternating isometrics Right Ans - Facilitate isometric holding, agonist then
antagonist
Indicated for instability in WB, poor static postural control, weakness
Rhythmic initiation Right Ans - Begins w/ voluntary relaxation > passive
movement through increments of range > active assist > resisted
Indicated for hypertonicity, inability to initiate movement, motor learning
deficits, communication deficits
Timing for emphasis Right Ans - Facilitation using max resistance to elicit
sequence of contraction for major muscle components of a pattern of motion
Overflow from strong to weak mm.
Indicated w/ weakness or in coordination, used with repeated contraction
Ankylosing spondylitis Right Ans - Form of systemic rheumatic arthritis >
inflammation of axial skeleton > back pain
Increase in thoracic kyphosis, loss of lumbar curve
Develops forward stoop posture
EXTENSION exercises are good
Buttock test Right Ans - Determine pt's buttock pain origin, referred from
hip, sciatic nerve or hamstring muscle
Straight leg test to pt's point of limitation > then flex the knee and assess
amount of hip flexion - if it doesn't increased test is + for buttock pathology
Ex. gluteal bursitis, abscess, tight glut max, tight posterior capsule
Quad weakness during heel strike to foot flat compensation Right Ans -
Forward trunk lean
Function Reach Test hand position and bony landmark Right Ans - Fist, 3rd
metacarpal
Depth Solutions
Four scales of measurement Right Ans - nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
Ratio scale Right Ans - Have an absolute zero point, a score of 0 is a total
absence of property being measured
Ex. height and weight - #'s rep actual amount of attributes being measured
Ordinals scale Right Ans - Rank-ordered, operationally defined
characteristic or property, greater than or less than relationship
Common in PT
Scales of sensation, balance, manual muscle testing
Nominal scale Right Ans - Mutually exclusive categories according to some
criterion, name, number, symbol used to label
No quantitative value
Ex. gender, blood type, diagnosis
Interval scale Right Ans - Same rank-ordered as ordinal but has known
equal distances or intervals btw measurements, no true zero point
Ex. temperature (at 0 degrees something is still being measures - diff than
ratio)
Caudal glide Right Ans - Means downward/inferior
Cephalic glide Right Ans - Means upward/superior
Superior glide of patella helps with Right Ans - Extension
Repeated contraction Right Ans - Initiate movement, promote strength
Sustained contraction through ROM
,Resistance at point of weakness
Contract-relax Right Ans - Increase ROM
Pt of limitation, max contraction of antagonistic muscle w/ resistance
followed by passive relaxation into gained ROM
Rhythmic stabilization Right Ans - Increase ROM and coordinate isometric
contractions
All muscle groups around a joint
Progressive resistance
Hold-relax Right Ans - Increase ROM and coordinate isometric contractions
All muscle groups at limiting point w/in ROM
Relaxation into gained ROM
Heterotopic ossification Right Ans - Abnormal bone growth in tissue
Common post head injury
Decreased ROM, local swelling, warmth
> could change end-feel to HARD
Spasticity end-feel Right Ans - Firm, increased muscle tone
Capsular patter during functional activity w/ adhesive capsulitis Right Ans
- Combing hair - abduction, external rotation > most limited in shoulder
capsular pattern
Hemodialysis Right Ans - Artificial kidney
Removes waste, chemicals from blood
Frequency is dependent...
Common schedule for hemodialysis Right Ans - 3x week for 4 hours
Problem list is located in which section of SOAP Right Ans - Assessment
Sum sig findings from examination
Pulled FROM objective and subjective
Described in broad terms, not detailed, w/o qualifiers that would already be
noted in objective
Should be capable of influence by PT intervention
, Facilitation techniques Right Ans - Reduce effect of impairments
Promote motor recovery and improved function
Approximation Right Ans - Facilitate contraction and stability through joint
compression
Alternating isometrics Right Ans - Facilitate isometric holding, agonist then
antagonist
Indicated for instability in WB, poor static postural control, weakness
Rhythmic initiation Right Ans - Begins w/ voluntary relaxation > passive
movement through increments of range > active assist > resisted
Indicated for hypertonicity, inability to initiate movement, motor learning
deficits, communication deficits
Timing for emphasis Right Ans - Facilitation using max resistance to elicit
sequence of contraction for major muscle components of a pattern of motion
Overflow from strong to weak mm.
Indicated w/ weakness or in coordination, used with repeated contraction
Ankylosing spondylitis Right Ans - Form of systemic rheumatic arthritis >
inflammation of axial skeleton > back pain
Increase in thoracic kyphosis, loss of lumbar curve
Develops forward stoop posture
EXTENSION exercises are good
Buttock test Right Ans - Determine pt's buttock pain origin, referred from
hip, sciatic nerve or hamstring muscle
Straight leg test to pt's point of limitation > then flex the knee and assess
amount of hip flexion - if it doesn't increased test is + for buttock pathology
Ex. gluteal bursitis, abscess, tight glut max, tight posterior capsule
Quad weakness during heel strike to foot flat compensation Right Ans -
Forward trunk lean
Function Reach Test hand position and bony landmark Right Ans - Fist, 3rd
metacarpal
